Other #1 songs on April 17, 1954
Across genres and charts

Slowly by Webb Pierce

#1 country song

Slowly

Webb Pierce

Secret Love by Doris Day

#1 song in the UK

Secret Love

Doris Day

Wanted by Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus

#1 song

Wanted

Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus

Notable April 17 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Joe Alaskey

Actor

Born April 17, 1952

Todd Lickliter

Basketball Player-Coach

Born April 17, 1955

Teri Austin

Actress, Animal Care Activist

Born April 17, 1957

Laslo Babits

Javelin Thrower

Born April 17, 1958

Jimmy Mann

Ice Hockey Player

Born April 17, 1959

Pierre Guité

Ice Hockey Player

Born April 17, 1952

Afrika Bambaataa

DJ, Rapper, and Producer

Born April 17, 1957

Dwane Casey

Professional Basketball Coach

Born April 17, 1957